3M Innovative Properties Company

Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft Zur Foerderung Der Angewandten Forschung E.v.

Andreas Hoefer

Detlef Richert

Klaus Malecki

Johannes Wossner

Patrick Welter

Thomas Ledermann

Martin Naumann

A taped seal construction for a body part of a vehicle, with a seal with a main portion and a lip portion, the main portion being designed to extend on one side of the body part of the vehicle and the lip portion being designed to extend on another side of the body part of the vehicle thereby covering an edge of the body part, and a tape, the tape being attached to the main portion of the seal, wherein that the tape comprises a split liner.

Taped seal construction

The present invention relates to a method and a device for the application of a strip material to a substrate. Particularly, the present invention relates to a automatic application of an elongate strip of elastic material to a substrate. The present invention further relates to a device and a method for applying a seal strip such as a weatherstrip seal to a substrate. The elongate strip is advanced by drive means and positioned on a substrate by means of an application unit. The stress of the elongate strip is controlled by a stress control unit which is positioned in the area between the drive means and the application unit.

Method and device for application of a strip material

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Dormagen, Germany

Andreas Hoefer